Grasping the meaning of a text enables K-8 students to appreciate its language and structure through close reading, which in turn leads to deeper comprehension. This book explains the relationship between comprehension and close reading and offers step-by-step guidelines for teaching both of these key elements of literacy. Reproducible lessons are ......
Aimed at ages 10+, this work offers an approach to presenting humanism to young adults. It contains discussion questions, suggestions for activities, and a bibliography. It is useful for parents and teachers looking to expose their children or students to a secular philosophic perspective.
This book is packed with practical examples of how research can be implemented in Economics lessons looking at explanations, misconceptions, assessment, curriculum and much more. While the book summarises what the research tells us about pupil learning, this is fundamentally a 'doing' book.
Tens of thousands of K-3 teachers have relied on this book--now revised and expanded with more than 50% new material--to plan and deliver effective literacy instruction tailored to each student's needs. The authors provide a detailed framework for implementing differentiated small-group instruction over multiweek cycles. Each component of the ......
Tens of thousands of K-3 teachers have relied on this book--now revised and expanded with more than 50% new material--to plan and deliver effective literacy instruction tailored to each student's needs. The authors provide a detailed framework for implementing differentiated small-group instruction over multiweek cycles. Each component of the ......
Reflections on research, conversations with experts, and 12 years of mistakes
In his remarkable new book, Craig Barton explains how he has delved into the world of academic research and emerged with a range of simple and effective strategies that any maths teacher can employ to save time and energy and have a positive impact on long-term learning.
Well established as a clear, comprehensive course text in five prior editions, this book has now been extensively revised, with a focus on disciplinary literacy. It offers a research-based framework for helping students in grades 6-12 learn to read, write, and communicate academic content and to develop the unique literacy, language, and ......
Well established as a clear, comprehensive course text in five prior editions, this book has now been extensively revised, with a focus on disciplinary literacy. It offers a research-based framework for helping students in grades 6-12 learn to read, write, and communicate academic content and to develop the unique literacy, language, and ......